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20 Feb 2018

Ancient human remains, ice age animal bones found in giant Mexican cave

A group of divers recently connected two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet, a discovery that could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization.

27 Jan 2018

10,000-year-old crayon found in Britain

An ochre pebble was found at another site on the opposite side of the lake.

26 Sep 2017

Archaeologists unearth 'Lost city' of Alexander the Great in Iraq

Researchers at the British Museum in London used drones to find the remains of Qalatga Darband, a fortified settlement in northern Iraq with a thriving wine trade, that went unrecorded in history.

04 Sep 2017

Rare 4th century Roman mosaic discovered in the UK

The mosaic is square-shaped, roughly 10 metres in length and on each side it has a half-metre border made from red roof tiles cut into cubes, called tesserae, forming a panel adjacent to the nearby interior walls.

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18 Jun 2017

Forgotten city discovered in Ethiopia

The settlement, which is around 500 metres by 1,000 metres has buildings and walls constructed with large stone blocks ? leading people to assume only those with enormous stature or strength could have built it.

26 Mar 2017

World's largest capstone unearthed by archaeologists in Telangana!

The efforts to lift this massive capstone was coordinated by S S Rangacharyulu, archaeology consultant and K Padmanabha, assistant director (museums), as this mission required great precision and caution, Department officials said.

12 Mar 2017

350 archaeological remains unearthed during excavation; experts claim findings to be 50,000 years-old!

The excavation work was started in the second week of February by Prof Mishra and the team.

03 Feb 2017

Lost continent under Mauritius found in Indian Ocean

By studying the mineral, zircon, found in rocks spewed up by lava during volcanic eruptions, the scientists concluded that remnants of this mineral were far too old to belong to the island of Mauritius.

05 Dec 2016

Mysterious Danish fortress reveals 1000-year-old Viking toolbox!

The tools may have belonged to a craftsman who occupied a workroom in the gatehouse until it collapsed in the late 10th century.

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